216/365 - Petting Zoo

Every August, my school sponsors a neighborhood gathering.
Complete with free food and a petting zoo.

Time: 6:00pm
Place: Campus

We didn't actually go into the zoo (it's more for the kids), but it was fun to look at the animals.
For such a small zoo, there was quite a fun variety.
Plus, they were giving pony rides, too.

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214/365 - Shorts

Possibly the best buy of the summer? These shorts.

Time: 10:00pm
Place: Livingroom

I think I've worn them just about every. single. day.

They are comfy and cute and sexy.

Perfect.

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211/365 - Ducks

Today, Jasper went for a scuba dive while I went for a 10-mile run.
It was super hot!
And humid!

While he was packing up his scuba gear, there were some cute little ducks that wandered into the campground.

Time: 1:00pm
Place: the lake

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210/365 - Summer Shoes

I have pretty much worn these flip flops every single day this summer.
They are so comfy!

Time: 4:30pm
Place: Bus

I'm sure going to miss them when fall and winter come.

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207/365 - Dinner

I made the most delicious meal for dinner tonight.
So simple, too.
Boiled red potatoes.
Green beans.
Yellow squash.
Everything was cooked and seasoned perfectly.

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204/365 - Blister

I have been doing a lot of running this summer.
And with running seems to come an increase in blisters on my feet.

Time: Unk
Place: Bedroom

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202/365 - Animal

I took this picture this morning as part of this week's HNT pictures.

Time: 7:00am
Place: Livingroom

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201/365 - Old School A/C

It's been so hot lately! We don't have central air in our apartment, so Jasper likes to do A/C all old-school-like.

Time: 8:30pm
Place: Bathroom

Nothing like a tub of cool water on a hot summer night.

No Day 200. :(

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199/365 - Sauna

It's been ridiculously hot and humid the past few days.

I'm talking the whole outside is just one big sauna.

Where I have to wear clothing. Booooo!

I'm trying to be positive about it.

(I actually really love hot weather.)

Because next summer we're planning to move to the USVI
where it will be a sauna most days of the years.

So, these days are kind of like practice.

Plus, I get to wear cute sun dresses.

Without a bra.

Time: 8am
Place: Office

Um. Yeah. You'll probably want to click on the picture.

198/365 - Ice Cream

Nothing beats an ice cream on a hot, humid summer night.

Time: 8:48pm
Place: Convenience store



197/365 - Skirt biking

It was hot and humid and sticky,

but we still biked to a local park for a picnic with some friends.

196/365 - Full Face

Tonight we got to play with our full face masks.

So fun!

Time: 7:15pm
Place: Pool

195/365 - Moping

She looks like she's moping around the house.

Time: 6:30pm
Place: Livingroom

She's happy and loved. I swear. :)

194/365 - Nom Nom

We went out for dinner tonight. This was my tasty appetizer.

Time: 5:45pm
Place: Restaurant



193/365 - Lucky

My brother's girlfriend offered me a pair of Lucky skinny jeans that didn't fit her very well. I'll rarely say no to free, plus don't they just looking smokin' on me?

Time: 6:45am
Place: Kitchen



192/365 - Storm

I mostly slept through the storm last night. I guess it was relatively bad. On my morning run, I came across this huge downed branch.

Time: 5:45am
Place: Street



191/365 - Doing Dishes

It is HOT here today, but the dishes still needed to get done.

So, I donned my bikini top and my short skirt to do my housework.

Time: 4:45pm
Place: Kitchen



190/365 - Grass

My nephew came over today to help us with a garage sale. During some of the downtime, we caught him weaving grass through his leg hair.

Weirdo.

Time: 2:45pm
Place: Front yard



189/365 - Lunch

This afternoon, I tried some yummy lunch from a food truck downtown.

It was definitely different...and DELICIOUS!

Time: 12:45pm
Place: Desk

No Day 187 or Day 188. :(

186/365 - Gear

Some of our scuba gear

Time: 10:30pm
Place: Bathroom



185/365 - Fireworks

Today is the 4th of July! Independence Day!!

My family always gathers for fireworks near my parent's home. It's just a short walk away, and we generally get a great spot. Yep, little (and sometimes not so little) pieces of ash and debris fall on us. So fun!

Here are a couple of my favorite shots from the fireworks show.

Time: 10:30pm
Place: Park

Time: 10:30pm
Place: Park

184/365 - Scuba Hair

Today, I received my Open Water Scuba certification. After our two dives this morning, I was sporting some really fantastic scuba hair while putting away all our gear.

Time: 12:00noon
Place: The Lake

183/365 - Nope

The product I tried out yesterday claimed that some people saw results after just one overnight application. This was not true in my case. :(

Time: 6:00am
Place: Bathroom

182/365 - AcneDote

My adult acne has been plaguing me for most of 2011. I finally got so frustrated by it that I actually bought some face wash, astringent, acne treatment to try to combat it. This is the first day I used it. I wanted a before picture. Now, let's see how long it will take to get a good after picture.

Time: 6:31am
Place: Bathroom

181/365 - Not Here

This is not where we live,

but we did contemplate buying a condo in this building when we first got married.

I wonder, sometimes, how different our life would be right now, if we'd attempted that.

Time: 8:30am
Place: Downtown

Just yesterday, I sent J this message,

If we lived at _____________, I could come home for a nooner.

They are such gorgeous condos. If we never end up back here again, and are looking to buy a place, I think we'll definitely look into these.

180/365 - Delivery Time

This is the outfit I was wearing when I answered the door for the delivery guy.

Time: 11:15pm
Place: Bedroom

Don't you wish you were delivering my dinner?

179/365 - Ew. Gross.

I went for a bike ride after work today.

21.6 miles.

All those little black specks?

Dead bugs.

Ew. Gross.

You'd think I was riding super fast. :)

Time: 8:45pm
Place: Dining Room

178/365 - CSA

Today, we picked up our very first CSA (community-supported agriculture) delivery. It included baby leaf lettuce blend, green onions, shallots, and radishes.

Time: 8:15pm
Place: Kitchen

It made a very delicious salad. :)

177/365 - Sleeping

I woke up this morning and started to do some Project 365 catch-up. I found this picture on the camera. Jasper must have snapped it when his two girls were sleeping last night. I must have been HOT! :) Jasper just told me that shortly before he snapped these pictures, we were sleeping pretty much in exactly the same position. Such little cuties, aren't we?!

Time: 1:49am
Place: Bedroom

176/365 - Finisher

I ran my first 5K of 2011 this morning. It was a great race!!

My official time was 30:19 with an average pace of 9:45.

I finished #83 (out of 164) overall and #10 (out 31) in my age division.

I was very pleased with my performance.

All finishers were given a rose.

Time: 8:30am
Place: Finish line

175/365 - Silly girl

Sallie like to make sure I'm okay in the mornings. Once she figures that nothing is wrong, she lies down but nearby enough to keep an eye on me.

Time: 5:15am
Place: Bathroom

174/365 - Ready

Our massage therapist was finally able to come over, and I was finally able to get the massage I'd been looking forward to for 3 whole weeks! Here I am all ready for the release to begin.

Time: 6:45pm
Place: Living room

For more pictures from my massage, see my HNT for this week.

173/365 - Rain Gear

It was raining pretty hard when I went to work this morning. I didn't think an umbrella would cut it, so I opted for the whole shebang.

Time: 7:30am
Place: Bathroom

172/365 - Snuggle Time

Whenever I sit on the bed to watch some TV, my little girl immediately comes and curls up in my lap - no matter now uncomfortable it may be.

Time: 8:30pm
Place: Bedroom

171/365 - Sexy!

I felt like dressy a bit sexy today, and I just loved how this outfit came together.

My day turned a little naughty once my boss called in sick.

Time: 9:27am
Place: Office

Click for a peek under my shirt

170/365 - HIT!

Father's Day was spent at my parent's house. There was an airsoft battle in the evening.

My brother took a pellet right to the neck.

Time: 8:00pm
Place: Backyard

169/365 - Bridge

Today, we spent the afternoon doing some conservation work, getting caught in the rain, canoeing down the river, oh, yeah, and getting caught in the rain. Did I mention the rain? It was coming down in buckets by the end.

Time: 2:45pm
Place: River

168/365 - Jimmy John's

Some nights, I simply do not feel like making dinner.

Enter Jimmy John's.

Their delivery really is "so fast you'll freak!"

Time: 9:00pm
Place: Bedroom

167/365 - Nipples

Back to the humdrum workplace. My nipples were feeling particularly perky today. Doesn't this nipple seem to be screaming, "Bind me with a rubber band! Please!!" Click the picture to see if she got her wish. ;)

Time: 2:30pm
Place: Desk

No Day 165 or 166. :(

164/365 - Accident

The final adventure of my weekend was spent hiking in a couple state parks.

This picture was a complete accident. I was adjusting the position of my camera and mistakenly hit the button to snap the picture. I was just going to delete it, but I thought it actually turned out pretty neat.

Time: 1:00pm
Place: State Park

163/365 - Swinging

Today's adventure was a bike ride.

My total distance of the day was 41.7 miles. Whoo!

I did the first 10 miles all by myself and was the first to arrive at the lunch stop. I waited for roughly an hour or so for my friend to arrive, so we could finish the ride together.

While killing time, I spent some time swinging on the park equipment.

Time: 1:00pm
Place: Park

162/365 - Kayaking

Today's adventure was kayaking.

I'm not a very experienced kayaker, so I was lucky enough to be in a double seater with one of the guides. It was a really fun experience. The section of the river we did (about 11 miles) included a couple Class I rapids and one Class II. Of course, the river was running pretty high, so the II were probably more like a 1.5, if that. :)

Time: 3:15pm
Place: River

 We saw LOTS of turtles out sunning themselves as we paddled along.

Time: 11:00am
Place: River

161/365 - Serenity

Today was the first day of my adventure weekend.

The is the lake at the campground we were staying at.

I love the clouds and the look of serenity.

Time: 6:00pm
Place: Lake

160/365 - Farmer's Market

Every Thursday (from April to October), the farmer's market comes to downtown.

It was a bit chilly this morning (50s. booooo! Where'd that hot weather go?), but this view of the market caught my eye as I was walking to work through the skyway.

Time: 7:45am
Place: Downtown

On kind of an unrelated note, I'll be out of town this weekend. Heading up north for a weekend of kayaking and biking. I leave tomorrow (right after my final) and return sometime on Monday. I'm super excited. And nervous. And excited!! :)

Have a fantastic weekend!!

159/365 - Pinky toe

OUCH!

I innocently picked at my poor pinky toenail (I desparately need a pedi. Stat!), and it immediately started to bleed.

Uncontrollably.

Time: 3:45pm
Place: Work

I had to get a bandage, in order to not get any more blood on the carpet.

158/365 - Slightly Inappropri​ate

It's gonna be a HOT out there today.

♥ IT!

To celebrate, I decided to wear a slightly-inappropriate-for-the-workplace summer dress today. It was still a little cool this morning and with the A/C on at work, I work a short-sleeved white sweater over the top.

Time: 7:30am
Place: On the bus on my way into work

How do you stay cool during the summer heat?

157/365 - Grandma

About one year ago, my grandma died. She lived in AZ most of my life, so we weren't particularly close. (Nothing against AZ other than it's super far away from MN). Still, it was fun to gather with family in her honor. There was lots of reminiscing from my dad and his siblings.

At the luncheon following the service, there were cacti on all the table. I brought this one home with me, and it's been on my desk at work ever since.

Time: 8:00am
Place: Desk

Apparently, my grandma loved cacti!

One of her sons called her the Cactus Lady.

Now, I can think of her from time to time whenever I look at this little cactus on my desk.

156/365 - Fridge

Are you ready for summer?! It's been a gorgeously HOT weekend.

I'm loving it! :)

We stocked up our fridge with all kinds of yummy beverages

that make me think of summer.

Time: 10pm
Place: Kitchen

What is your favorite summertime drink?

No Day 154 or 155. Double sad face. :( :(